HTC One Specs Review: A Jet Li of a smartphone

0.phoneArena
19 Feb 2013, 13:31posted on

HTC is one of our favorite smartphone companies. No, really. They have proven it numerous times that they can think outside the box. We've seen it in some of their earlier Android smartphones, which could easily stand out from the crowd thanks to their characteristic design features and highly-customized software experience...

The majority of customers AREN'T looking for SD cards. That average consumer that purchases a phone could care less about removable batteries or SD card storage. There's really only a very small amount of consumers that absolutely need to have an SD card or removable battery anymore.

How else would you explain iPhone losing out to Galaxy SIII. iPhone doesn't have an SD slot. So your argument is invalid. Furthermore, using aluminium instead of plastic or glass does not necessarily make it superior.

Many is NOT most. You mis interpreted his comment. Saying only a small fraction 'need' it is true. Saying that there are many who would prefer it, and would impact their buying decision is also true.

It is also true that no SD options is NOT a deal-breaker to most.

User don't want to buy an SD card, fiddle around with adapters, drivers or messy transfer options that come with Android. They want something built in that just works, that has enough storage to store their data. 32GB is more than enough for a consumer product.

iPhone is the worlds most popular smartphone. Which doesn't have and SD slot. Point invalid "Customers are always looking for this option".

SD cards are horrible. Performance and security wise. When storage is build in, the storage they use inside the phone (embedded with the motherboard) has faster read/write speeds than an SD card (so access system files and media is faster).

Well, it should.
Be it the USA Snapdragon version (1.9Ghz Snapdragon 600), or the Exynos 5540/ Octa, S4 will top this.
But it won't mean much other than bragging rights.
More important advantages should be the bigger and removable battery, more energy efficient/larger screen, sd slot, faster internal memory (new Samsung tech), and richer, innovative software.. the usual stuff

Poor journalism since it is basically the same size as the DNA and bigger than the 5 inch Xperia Z and ZL. You are glad it is 4.7 inches because you do not want your handsets huge right? Well, it is still huge at 4.7 so that comment made no sense.

The more I look at it though, the uglier it gets. The T shaped lines on the back and the clear separation of the top and bottom bezels at the front makes it look really disjointed. And it also looks HUGE and bulky like the Lumia 920 compared to the 7.9mm Xperia Z.

54.Aeires (unregistered)

The hardware is great and the build looks good but there's nothing I see that makes me want this phone badly. Definitely wouldn't trade my N4 for this, even though the One is better in some regards, just don't see anything overwhelming enough to upgrade from what I own to this.

59.mydi.maus (unregistered)

61.bparkerson (unregistered)

What about wireless charging? I believe I've read every article, blog, and watched every video on this device today and just realized I haven't heard anything mentioned on the wireless charging feature. Not that it matters this device is

Would have been almost perfect for me if they added a micro sd card slot because I carry a 32gb card in my galaxy s III at the moment, but it seems smartphones are eventually going to start going away from micro sd cards so I guess everything else about this phone is incredible and absolutely beautiful. Coming to sprint is even more exciting!

It's strange that how with such poor knowledge PA reviews a product even before testing it. hTC one's said OIS is not true OIS but a software based stablization with the help of gyroscope. The camera pixel are of 2 microns, that's good. But 4mp is too low to get large advantage. But if everything is OK it can take better 4 mp photos that iphone 5, GS3, xperia z but not better than that of L920, because L920 is not a normal phone. It has true spring and floating lens or hardware based true OIS.

you can tell everyone hating on battery obviously havent owned a htc phone since android 4.0. Samsung phones will never fix there radio issues and the fact that there interface is the ugliest one. or there ugly amoled screens that leave burn marks or look bad in dark rooms with black backgrouds. The htc one just raised the bar and the haters cant admit it haha

I dont understand all these stories about HTC one what does it have to offer???? a camera?
that's not a good selling poing even if i see too much marketing even more than apple's.
they ve bought all tech sites to just talk about 'ulta what what*******' this 's hype and soon is gon be put under carpet

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